October 19th, 2021
There has been a housing crisis in the Hudson Valley region for decades. During the housing boom before the Great Recession, the real estate market was thriving with prices at historic highs. The housing bubble burst and […]
Sunday, October 17th, 2021
The lack of a balanced supply of housing at all levels, from affordable to workforce […]
October 12, 2021
According to the American Community Survey 5-Year Estimate, between 6% and 22% of Hudson Valley households (by county) had no internet service in 2019. The better connected counties were Putnam, Dutchess and Westchester. Yet even in Dutchess […]
Sunday, October 10th, 2021
As the pandemic (hopefully) continues to wind down here in New York, it is important not to lose […]
October 5th, 2021
As of August 2021 the unemployment rate in the Hudson Valley* was 5.1%, down from 9.6% in August of 2020, when the economy was still reeling from the shutdowns of the pandemic. In August 2020 the statewide […]
Sunday, October 3rd, 2021
As the region surveys the damage incurred by the pandemic and the economic disruption, many businesses and institutions are thinking […]
September 28th, 2021
From 2010 to 2020, the number of housing units in the Hudson valley grew by 3.9%. Almost half of this growth occurred in Westchester County. Orange County experienced the largest percent increase (7.2%). Both Greene and Sullivan […]
Sunday, September 26th, 2021
One of the few data points currently available from the 2020 census is […]
September 21, 2021
Fall pumpkin and apple picking are popular activities in the Hudson Valley. However, in the region’s nine counties the number of acres dedicated to popular produce items like apples is dwindling. The acreage for apples declined by 39% between […]
Sunday, September 19th, 2021
As the fall approaches, the days get shorter, temperatures start to drop, and Pattern has […]
